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Performance and Workshop Calendar
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2026  January   February   March    April    May    June    July    August    September   October   November    December

Video links and handouts are available for online workshops presented starting in 2020! Click here for list!
(Read about past years' performances, tours, and workshops)

2026 Overview (click the date for more information on each):

January 17 Online Workshop: Dorian Deep Dive
January 24 Online Workshop: Understanding Learning Styles
January 25 Performance at Foothills Congregational Church

February 7 Online Workshop: Arranging for Harp Ensemble
February 14 Online Workshop: Friendship Songs for Valentine's Day

March 7 Online Workshop: Two-Handed Learning
March 14 Online Workshop: St. Pat's Pub Songs

March 26 Performance with Celtic Moon at Stanford Hospital

April 9 Performance with Silverwood at Stanford Hospital

April 10 Online Workshop: Whole Body Harping
April 18 Online Workshop: Managing Flubs

May 2 Online Workshop: Playing Polyrhythms
May 3 Performance at Foothills Congregational Church
May 9 Online Workshop: Creating Interesting Intros and Interludes
May 16 Online Workshop: Music for Memory Care (for NATM)

July 19 Performance at Foothills Congregational Church

September 5 Performance with Harpers Hall Ensemble and Solo at the Pleasanton Scottish Games
September 6 Performance with Harpers Hall Ensemble and Solo at the Pleasanton Scottish Games

November 21 Online Workshop: Vocal Improvisation for Therapeutic Musicians (for NATM)
2026
January --
  • Saturday, January 17th, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm -- Verlene will be presenting a two-hour workshop, “Dorian Deep Dive” for harp, piano, or guitar (or any instrument). We’ll take a deep dive into Dorian mode, using four methods of finding the Dorian scale. We’ll play 6 tunes -- 3 from traditional Irish repertoire and 3 modern tunes to get familiar with the sound of Dorian. And we’ll use chord progressions, both from the tunes, and from common patterns for Dorian improvisation. Simple harp arrangements of the 6 tunes are provided along with lead sheets. And there is a guitar packet with guitar arrangements in standard notation and tablature. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Saturday, January 24th, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm -- Verlene will be presenting a two-hour workshop, “Understanding Learning Styles” for any musician, student, or teacher. It’s never too late to look into your “style” of learning – Kinesthetic? Auditory? Visual? Right brain? Left brain? Concrete? Abstract? All these and more will be discussed along with tests you can take to assess your style. Then, learn to use your strengths to help build skills in those areas that may have seemed elusive in the past. Teachers! You can use this information to better understand how to use different tools in your studio as you explore each student’s learning style. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Sunday, January 25th, from 10:00 - 11:00 am -- Verlene will be providing music for the Foothills Congregational Church service. This is a welcoming church. Located at 461 Orange Avenue in Los Altos, CA.
February --
  • Saturday, February 7th, from 10 am–12 pm pacific time I will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Arranging for Harp Ensemble” for lever or pedal harp. In this workshop, you will learn how to make an arrangement that will keep all of your ensemble members happy! Whether they are multi-leveled players or all at the same level, and whether all on one size harp or on multiple size harps. I will use Sibelius to demonstrate how a simple traditional tune can be developed in a number of ways for a variety of harp ensembles. Handouts for the class include PDFs of each of the harp ensemble arrangements demonstrated during class. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Saturday, February 14th, from 10 am–12 pm pacific time I will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Friendship Songs for Valentine’s Day” open to all instrumentalists and singers. In this workshop, we’ll learn non-romantic love songs for those who want to honor the close friendships in their lives. You will get a lead sheet, plus an arrangement for lever harp, and we’ll discuss how the lead sheet became a harp arrangement, so you’ll get more than just an addition to repertoire, but also a general “how-to” for arranging from a lead sheet. For guitarists, there is a “guitar packet” with guitar tab for guitar instrumental arrangements, or you can play along using chords from the lead sheet. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
March --
  • Saturday, March 7th, from 11 am–1 pm pacific time I will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Two-Handed Learning" for lever or pedal harp. Most harpists will learn a new piece either by playing one hand at a time, and then struggling to put the two hands together, or both hands but very slowly, and struggling to bring it up to tempo. Although it is necessary to work out fingerings for each hand separately, there is a method to get both hands playing at tempo from the start, called “At-Tempo Chaining.” In this workshop you’ll be given steps to follow and excerpts from a harp arrangement of a popular song that we’ll work through together. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a strategy for learning the whole piece with both hands up to tempo, and you can apply the method to any new tune, or even a tune you’ve been struggling to learn! Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Saturday, March 14th, from 11 am–1 pm pacific time I will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “St. Pat's Pub Songs" open to all instrumentalists and singers. In this workshop, you'll learn 14 pub songs that are good for St. Pat's Day as well as any time of the year. You'll get lead sheets for some traditional sentimental songs, some rowdy sing-alongs, a few modern tunes, and a few songs that Bing Crosby made popular back in the day... We'll cover how to play from each lead sheet, for harpists, how to determine which notes need to be omitted, and which can be handled with lever changes, and we'll talk about some left hand approaches. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Thursday, March 26th, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm -- Verlene and Barbary Grant (Celtic Moon) will be performing in the Reller Concert Series at Stanford Hospital. Located at 500 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA. The concert will take place on the 3rd floor and is open to the public.
April --
  • Thursday, April 9th, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm -- Verlene and Linnette Bommarito (Silverwood) will be performing in the Reller Concert Series at Stanford Hospital. Located at 500 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA. The concert will take place on the 3rd floor and is open to the public.
  • Saturday, April 10th, from 11 am–1 pm pacific time I will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Whole Body Harping” for lever or pedal harp. Playing harp doesn’t just involve the hands and arms! The arms are connected to the shoulders, which connect to the upper back, which is connected to the whole spine, which is connected… You get the picture. We’ll look at how to be aware of how the whole body is supporting us to play with more accurate rhythm, more fluidly, more freedom, and less effort. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Saturday, April 18th, from 11 am – 1 pm pacific time I will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Managing Flubs” for lever or pedal harp. We’ll cover how to recover from mistakes, how to fall back on patterns that sound like you’re playing a cool interlude, and how to present a professional posture and look that can keep your audience from noticing a flub! Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
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May --
  • Saturday, May 2nd, from 10 am–12 pm pacific time Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Playing Polyrhythms” for lever or pedal harp. A polyrhythm is when two or more different rhythms are played simultaneously. These occur in pieces like Debussy’s First Arabesque, and in some Latin American tunes. Common polyrhythms include quarter note triplets in one hand, with quarter notes in the other hand, and quarter note triplets in one hand, with eighth notes in the other hand. Learn how to count these complex rhythms and to play them fluidly! Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Sunday, 5/3/26 10:00 - 11:00 am -- Verlene will be providing music for the Foothills Congregational Church service. This is a welcoming church. Located at 461 Orange Avenue in Los Altos, CA.
  • Saturday, May 2nd, from 10 am–12 pm pacific time Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, “Creating Interesting Intros and Interludes” for lever or pedal harp. In this workshop, you’ll learn some tools for creating interesting intros and interludes for your own repertoire! You can play less interesting intros by simply arpeggiating chords, or playing the final phrase, but if you’re looking for something with a bit more style, this workshop will give you some tools and ideas! Learn how to vamp, noodle, make up ostinato patterns, quote other tunes, and change up the mood! Cost of the workshop: $30 per person.  Register here!
  • Saturday, May 16th, from 10 am – 12 pm pacific time Verlene will be presenting an online workshop for the NATM (National Association of Therapeutic Musicians). Topic: Music for Memory Care.
June --
July --
  • Sunday, July 19th 10:00 - 11:00 am -- Verlene will be providing music for the Foothills Congregational Church service. This is a welcoming church. Located at 461 Orange Avenue in Los Altos, CA.
August --
September --
  • Saturday, September 5th all day --Verlene will be playing with the Harpers Hall Ensemble and solo throughout the day at the Pleasanton Scottish Games at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
  • Sunday,September 6th all day -- Verlene will be playing with the Harpers Hall Ensemble and solo throughout the day at the Pleasanton Scottish Games at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
October --
November --
  • Saturday, November 21st from 10 am -12 pm pacific time -- Verlene will be presenting an online workshop for the NATM (National Association of Therapeutic Musicians). Topic: Vocal Improvisation for Therapeutic Musicians.
December --